The Food and Drug Administration is proposing the most sweeping food safety rules in decades, requiring farmers and food companies to be more vigilant in the wake of deadly outbreaks in peanuts, cantaloupe and leafy greens.
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The Senate has passed legislation to make food
safer in the wake of deadly E. coli and salmonella outbreaks,
potentially giving the government broad new powers to increase
inspections of food processing facilities and force companies to
recall tainted food.
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